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The Leonard Lopate Show

Monday, November 24, 2003
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    The Soft Cage

    Christian Parenti argues that in the United States, advances in technology have always meant increased governmental surveillance of citizens. Reporter Jonathan Foreman and documentary filmmaker Steven Rosenbaum talk about the many dangers faced by journalists and why these issues often go overlooked. Daniel Johnnes, wine director of Montrachet and Tribeca Grill, discusses holiday wines. And Booker-winning author Peter Carey shares his novel My Life as a Fake.

Christian Parenti

Government surveillance of its citizens isn’t a post-9/11 phenomenon here in the U.S. In The Soft Cage, Christian Parenti surveys government spying on American citizens from the days of slavery to the war on terror.

  • Music: Bang on a Can All-Stars “Escalator” Isan “Betty’s Lament”
  • Jonathan Foreman and Steven Rosenbaum

    In the fifteen-month period after Daniel Pearl was murdered, 44 other journalists lost their lives on the job. Reporter Jonathan Foreman and documentary filmmaker Steven Rosenbaum talk about the many dangers faced by journalists and why these issues often go overlooked.

  • Music: Kodo “Wax Off” Die Hard Soundtrack composer Michael Kamen
  • Daniel Johnnes

    Daniel Johnnes, wine director of Montrachet and Tribeca Grill, discusses holiday wines.

  • Music: Le Divorce Soundtrack composer Richard Robbins
  • Peter Carey

    Peter Carey won the Man Booker Prize for True History of the Kelly Gang. His latest, My Life as a Fake, explores a little-known episode in Australian history.

  • Events: Peter Carey will be reading and signing books, Tuesday December 9th at 6:30 pm, 192 Books, 534 West 21st street
  • Music: Oscar and Lucinda Soundtrack composer Thomas Newman
  • Science and Faith

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    Earlier this week, Pres. Obama announced that he plans to nominate geneticist Dr. Francis Collins to lead the National Institutes of Health. You can listen to Leonard’s 2006 conversation with Dr. Collins about how he reconciles his personal faith with his professional scientific knowledge.

    FDA to Regulate Tobacco?

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    May 14, 2009
    Congress is getting ready to a vote on whether to make tobacco subject to FDA regulation. You can listen to a segment we did in May about the bill and what it would mean for the cigarette companies.

    Video Pick: Elizabeth Edwards

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    Elizabeth Edwards discusses how to best cope with lifes difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities.

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    Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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    Barack Obama, Circa 2004

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    Listen to President-Elect Barack Obama on the Leonard Lopate Show in November 2004. He had recently won a seat in the U.S. Senate, and only a few months before, his rousing speech during the 2004 Democratic National Convention catapulted him into the national spotlight.

    Guest Picks

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    Find out surprising facts about some recent guests on the Leonard Lopate Show. Check out our Guest Picks section! Did you know that football star Herschel Walker loves Judge Judy, Laurie Anderson is a big fan of agility training for dogs, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi likes Johnny Depp?